DSM
Engineering bioplastic claimed to have zero carbon footprint
DSM Engineering Plastics (Sittard / The Netherlands; www.dsmep.com) has introduced “EcoPaXX”, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic that is claimed to have a zero carbon footprint. It is based on polyamide 4.10 and offers typical long-chain polyamide properties, such as low moisture absorption, with high melting point – DSM says this is the highest of all bio-plastics – and high crystallisation rate. Around 70% of the polymer consists of building blocks derived from castor oil, obtained from seeds of the Ricinus Communis plant, as a renewable resource.
04.08.2009 Plasteurope.com [214015]
Published on 04.08.2009
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